I saw an article either in JLC or FHB in the last few months that noted a source for weather stripping and a slot cutting bit for a router that cut’s the proper size groove in the sash.
The application in the article was old wooden sash casements, does this ring a bell for anyone? or anyone have a source for the weather stripping or the slot cutter?
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I found a source for this stuff at a decent price.
View Image Fits a thin saw kerf perfectly. Neat stuff. How to put it in an existing window I got no clue.
I think the little router thingee with a rotozip bit might be the answer.
Resource Conservation Technology is a source for the weather strip, way more expensive.
Joe H
Edited 10/20/2005 1:44 am by JoeH
Edited 10/20/2005 1:45 am by JoeH
That is basically what I was looking for, was hoping for a smaller "ball" at the top but it would work. As to getting it in the existing window, these aren't exactly "windows"
They're wooden frames with glass, the hole sash lifts out of the window frame, customer wanted to cut down on some of the draft, so I thought this might be one option to try.
I'm thinking of cutting them in with a slot cutter, pending finding one thin enough.
The article I was talking about had a source for the stripping and the bit if my memory serves, but I can't find it now.
Where did you get that, locally or mail order?
> was hoping for a smaller "ball" at the top
They have it with a 3/16" diameter tube, the smallest they carry. It's a high quality silicone rubber imported from Sweden. Given the climate there, you gotta figure they'd know how to make good weatherstripping. ;-)
The web site is : http://www.conservationtechnology.com
WS-32 is 3/16", WS-33 is 1/4", WS-34 is 5/16", WS-35 is 3/8".
I'm doing a bunch of rather sloppy windows with this system now. I have the inside corner router they sell for it. You have to hook it up to a shop vac or it'll clog up something fierce. It also helps to pre-drill the corners because the router doesn't quite reach all the way. It's not easy to control, you have to hold the handle with one hand and steady the top of the motor with the other because the machine is quite top heavy. But the grooves can be sloppy by woodworking standards and still work fine for holding weatherstripping.
-- J.S.
There was an article in the last "This old house" magazine that was about weatherstripping a window using the exact method you describe. Could that be it?
Edited 10/20/2005 11:23 am ET by BobS
If I picked up the magazine in an airport maybe, but that's about the only time I read it.
I'll look into it though, thanks
Just found my copy October 2005 issue. They use a system called Easy-Stop by Advanced Repair Technology. advancedrepair.com . They don't mention where the slot cutting bit is from but they do use one. Let us know how your project goes, I'd like to try it.
I have used what they have listed as "vinyl bulb" which fits into a saw kerf pretty well - if it's what you want, here's a link to the coop I get it at, if you aren't around Boston call them to find a local dealer near you, or they might send it out -
http://www.bbmc.com/bbmc/windowparts/weatherstripping.html#page1
Resource Conservation Technology in Baltimore has what you're looking for. They have many kinds of weatehrstrip, even silicone. They also have bulbs of different sizes for your application. The sell (and they used to rent) a small router with a base that lets you cut a slot in a door jamb next to the stop and it works on windows too.
They also sell the tubular bead without the flange if you want to glue the bead to the jamb, but cutting the slot is the wat to go.
They don't have much of a website. Call them and get a catalog.
Billy